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we love hacks here in washington. i do think a lot of people barack obama was going to be a mover in washington. chris: he's got these rules, no lobbyist, nobody can become a lobbyist. he's still sticking to some of this, right? >> yeah. his campaign hacks are going to play more. he's going to be a lot less capable because this is an eltion year to do a lot of the things of that he set out to do. >> one traction is whether the obama army turn out the in the midterms the way they did in virginia and new jersey last year. chris: before we break, let's go to "saturday night live" and how they prospered these last years by portraying democrats wimps or worse. here's jimmy carter giving advice to michael dukakis in his 1988 campaign for president. >> i'm about to lose as bad as you did. maybe worse. how did you deal with it afterward? >> i accept the fact that i was a downer. a liberal downer. malaise liberal downer. >> jimmy, believe me, i understand. chris: the democrats, that's just one image. for al gore it was his ner
we love hacks here in washington. i do think a lot of people barack obama was going to be a mover in washington. chris: he's got these rules, no lobbyist, nobody can become a lobbyist. he's still sticking to some of this, right? >> yeah. his campaign hacks are going to play more. he's going to be a lot less capable because this is an eltion year to do a lot of the things of that he set out to do. >> one traction is whether the obama army turn out the in the midterms the way they did...
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do we have command and control with washington panels trying to drive things? do we have let the experts locally run things exactly as they want without any sense of feedback information? the reality is we're on our way to carve a path. of course, we don't want command and control because no one who was even 100 feet away from the doctor's office can know what the best steps are. what we want our tools like better statistics and affirmation how will we are doing with over treatment and under treatment and having that information in a timely way. we do not tell people how well is ammonia or heart attacks being treated in your county? and that information is critically needed. then is the sense of what the doctors will check for themselves. i had a patient who had depression and went to the doctor and after anti-depressant medication could not find anything to work than realize 23 years later they had forgotten to check the thyroid hormone level. it was not too many or to the bill drugs but they've been stayed basic check along the way when she got the hormone sh
do we have command and control with washington panels trying to drive things? do we have let the experts locally run things exactly as they want without any sense of feedback information? the reality is we're on our way to carve a path. of course, we don't want command and control because no one who was even 100 feet away from the doctor's office can know what the best steps are. what we want our tools like better statistics and affirmation how will we are doing with over treatment and under...
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schumer, from washington, the senator from new jersey, mr. mendez, the senator from michigan, missed stabenow, the senator from kentucky, mr. kyle, the senator from tennessee, mr. alexander, the senator from south dakota, mr. thume, and the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the members of the committee will exit the chamber through the doors. >> madam speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. [applause] >> madam speaker, the chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme court. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] >> madam speaker, the president's cabinet. [applause] . .
schumer, from washington, the senator from new jersey, mr. mendez, the senator from michigan, missed stabenow, the senator from kentucky, mr. kyle, the senator from tennessee, mr. alexander, the senator from south dakota, mr. thume, and the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the members of the committee will exit the chamber through the doors. >> madam speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. [applause] >> madam speaker, the chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme...
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do we have command and control with, you know, washington panels trying to drive things. do we have complete -- let the experts locally run things exactly as they want without any sense of feedback or information about it? and the reality is we are now actually on our way to carving a path between these two. of course, we don't want command and control because no one who's even 100 feet away from the doctors office can know what the best steps are in care. what we want are tools like better statistics and information about how well we're doing with reducing overtreatment and undertreatment. having that information in a timely way for counties, we get unemployment statistics by county. we won't tell people how well their pneumonia is being treated in your county, and how well are heart attacks being treated in your county? what are the use of drugs and c.t. scans in your county and that information is critically needed. and then what comes in behind that is a sense that doctors will check for themselves. i have a patient who was -- had a new onset of depression. went to he
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thousands of students to washington d.c. to experience the workings of our government first hand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> health care was the main topic of house speaker nancy pelosi's weekly briefing. she comments on senator scott brown and his effect on health care legislation. after speaker pelosi, we'll hear from house minority leader john beohener. -- noehner. -- boehner. this is half an hour. >> in the morning. it looks like we need a bigger room. many of you have asked questions about where we go from here. let me congratulate senator brown from massachusetts. while this is also the massachusetts election, there were 58 senators. it has not diminished [unintelligible] health care to all americans is not a right -- is a right, not a privilege. we want to end discrimination based on pre-existing conditions. even though people with health insurance, their policy is to pay premiums -- and the list goes on and on. these and other issues " will hold insurance companies acc
thousands of students to washington d.c. to experience the workings of our government first hand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> health care was the main topic of house speaker nancy pelosi's weekly briefing. she comments on senator scott brown and his effect on health care legislation. after speaker pelosi, we'll hear from house minority leader john beohener. -- noehner. -- boehner. this is half an hour. >> in the morning. it looks like...
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covering washington like no other. >> next on c-span, today's "washington journal" live with your phone calls. that's followed by c.e.o. of lender freddie mac at the economic club, and secretary tim geithner testifies on capitol hill about the collapse of insurance giant a.i.g. >> in a moment we'll discuss the president's decision. at 7:45, art guzetti. at 8:30, kevin carey talking
covering washington like no other. >> next on c-span, today's "washington journal" live with your phone calls. that's followed by c.e.o. of lender freddie mac at the economic club, and secretary tim geithner testifies on capitol hill about the collapse of insurance giant a.i.g. >> in a moment we'll discuss the president's decision. at 7:45, art guzetti. at 8:30, kevin carey talking
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eastern. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. 6 there is the workings of our government firsthand. they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> president obama today announced proposals aimed at risky practices by the banking industry. john by members of his economic team and house financial services chairman barney frank, he speaks for about 10 minutes. >> i just had an important meeting with my advisory board, paul volcker and bill donaldson. i deeply appreciate the council they have offered as we have dealt with a broad array of economic challenges. over the past two years, 7 million americans have lost their jobs in the deepest recession our country has known in generations. rarely does a day go by that i did i hear from folks that are hurting. we are working to put our economy back on track and put america back to work. even as we dig our way out of the holes, it is important that to not lose sight of what put us in this mess in the first place. the economic crisis began as a financial crisis banks and financial ins
eastern. >> each year, the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. 6 there is the workings of our government firsthand. they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. >> president obama today announced proposals aimed at risky practices by the banking industry. john by members of his economic team and house financial services chairman barney frank, he speaks for about 10 minutes. >> i just had an important meeting with my advisory board,...
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"washington journal," y every morning at 7:00 a.m. -- live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. . >> fred grandy, i want you to grade the following four things in your life for the purpose of what gave you the most satisfaction? >>actor, gopher on the boat -- n lobo. >> -- every member of united states congress for four years? >> b-. >> talk show host at wmal today. >> b +. we will come back to all that. let's look at what it is like to be in your studio when you start off in the morning. >> 107.3, worldwide. wmal.com. listen all day and be stimulated. >> now, randy and anti with the news. >> you have been doing this how long? >> i started in 2003. this is believereally my sevent. i have saddam hussein to king for the job. -- to think for the job. -- to think for the job. -- thank for the job. they wanted to go to more 24-7 coverage. they wanted more people of the microphone. he asked me to fill in. i was not with goodwill anymore and i just come to california from nevada. it just so happened that by june of 2003, a slot had opened up. the general manager
"washington journal," y every morning at 7:00 a.m. -- live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. . >> fred grandy, i want you to grade the following four things in your life for the purpose of what gave you the most satisfaction? >>actor, gopher on the boat -- n lobo. >> -- every member of united states congress for four years? >> b-. >> talk show host at wmal today. >> b +. we will come back to all that. let's look at what it is like...
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albert roselli of seattle, washington. and former washington state governor, sir, thank you. how nice. happy birthday. frances proper, edwardsburg, michigan. retired teacher and proud eastern star member. nice bunch of ladies. and morton weill, new york, new york. keeps busy as a board member for creative arts and is a giants fan. that's it, that's all! and now back to the greatest city in the world, new york, new york. >> willard, thank you very much. >>> and just ahead, could you feed a family of four for >>> this is what it looks like outside at this hour. 8:26 is our time. 31 degrees. nice sunshine though. on thi thursday, the 21st stay of january. we'll have the forecast coming up. good morning, i'm joe krebs and in the news4 today, many victims of the haiti earthquake are being treated aboard the uss comfort. it is now sitting off the coast of haiti near port-au-prince taking as many patients as it can hold. the ship is staffed with 900 doctors, nurses and technicians who can treat as many as 1,000 patients at a time. >>> partly sunny and cold now, a wintry mix aiving t
albert roselli of seattle, washington. and former washington state governor, sir, thank you. how nice. happy birthday. frances proper, edwardsburg, michigan. retired teacher and proud eastern star member. nice bunch of ladies. and morton weill, new york, new york. keeps busy as a board member for creative arts and is a giants fan. that's it, that's all! and now back to the greatest city in the world, new york, new york. >> willard, thank you very much. >>> and just ahead, could...
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my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other organizations. i worked for dirk's company who did ronald reagan's polling. i have worked offering from city council race ns cincinnati, ohio, to ukraine to the first democratic polls in south africa. i have done work all over the world. i have worked in every state but won. i have not worked in wyoming yet. this experience you are going to go through is incredible. this is how i got started. this is how my partner, glen, got started. it is really terrific that all of you are here. i wish there were more republicans, but i can understand. t
my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other...
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. >> the greater metropolitan area of washington. probably as far north as the outskirts of baltimore. as far south as clinton. >> we took our cameras to your studio this week. here is a segment where you are talking about haiti. >> , when i was a member of congress in 1980 i was in the forefront of the revolution. i said this guy is a formidable presence. i with like to now say he is an idiot. -- i would like to now say he is an idiot. >> maybe you are not as good judge of character. this is a racist remark. these were black slaves revolting of what -- resulting in what they said. it is the most racist remark we have heard this week. it is. it is absolutely basis. this. this. on a whole variety of levels. >> how much of that is planned? >> none of that is planned. we have probably said to ourselves, because we have a meeting between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. and we really had not planned to stress the haitian catastrophe until robertson said what he said. he said that this was a story for the national news and it does not lend itself
. >> the greater metropolitan area of washington. probably as far north as the outskirts of baltimore. as far south as clinton. >> we took our cameras to your studio this week. here is a segment where you are talking about haiti. >> , when i was a member of congress in 1980 i was in the forefront of the revolution. i said this guy is a formidable presence. i with like to now say he is an idiot. -- i would like to now say he is an idiot. >> maybe you are not as good judge...
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paul krugman in the washington times -- >> washington times, wow. >> pardon me. are you pardoning paul or the washington times? >> i am wondering, if the criticism thus far has been the president has not stepped in in a timely way and twisted arms or whatever people want a president to do, now more than ever would be the time, would it not, for the president to show them the record? with the way forward will be determined by the president, by members of congress, by democrats and republicans that are interested in getting this done. i think lots of those conversations are ongoing about how best proceed, including involving the president. but the president said that it is time to coalesce around the core elements of the package. for what would be the non-core elements that were being discussed? >> i think there were ideas that were different in one bill, there were ideas that were different in the house bill than from the senate bill and the senate bill from the house bill, that as a result of negotiations might not ultimately come through in a package -- >> becau
paul krugman in the washington times -- >> washington times, wow. >> pardon me. are you pardoning paul or the washington times? >> i am wondering, if the criticism thus far has been the president has not stepped in in a timely way and twisted arms or whatever people want a president to do, now more than ever would be the time, would it not, for the president to show them the record? with the way forward will be determined by the president, by members of congress, by democrats...
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>> one of the most profound statements about doing the radio in washington d.c. came from howard stern. he is not normally politically motivated. he said, despite all the hoopla, the real listener in radio is louie from bowie. he is right. there are a lot of people that are close to the process, but not in it. they are still pressing their face against the glass. that is the real listener. it is perhaps marginally more sophisticated, and marginally more educated. for that hard-core conservative crowd, more attuned to the process, but most people tune in because they are curious or upset about why it is not working the way it should. it's no different than your car or your air conditioner. >> the two of you got into it over the question of whether it would be alright if senator mccain became president. >> i am astonished that so many people agree with you. >> sometimes you have to take what you can get. >> he wanted to close gitmo. what would be the difference? >> the difference would be that you would not see a terrorist going to new york for a civilian trial. >>
>> one of the most profound statements about doing the radio in washington d.c. came from howard stern. he is not normally politically motivated. he said, despite all the hoopla, the real listener in radio is louie from bowie. he is right. there are a lot of people that are close to the process, but not in it. they are still pressing their face against the glass. that is the real listener. it is perhaps marginally more sophisticated, and marginally more educated. for that hard-core...
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i own it public relations firm in washington, d.c. in your comments, you said earlier that senator nelson told you he did not ask that provision be inserted to the bill, and yet, just a few moments ago, you said with great fanfare, he took great credit for it. i just want to know which statement you believe to be correct. >> both. he told me, as i recall, and i am fairly confident this is precisely what he said is that he said he did not ask for that to be in there. he preferred a similar provision for all states, but he only got it for nebraska. but he did not ask for nebraska to be singled out, so he was responsible for nebraska getting it, but he did not ask that were brought -- that nebraska only get it. do you want me to say it again? >> earlier, you say that he did not ask for it, and now, you are saying he did not ask for nebraska only to get it. after governor schwarzenegger made the comments, a report is issued showing that governor schwarzenegger himself engaged in this very exacts a activity at the state level that he was c
i own it public relations firm in washington, d.c. in your comments, you said earlier that senator nelson told you he did not ask that provision be inserted to the bill, and yet, just a few moments ago, you said with great fanfare, he took great credit for it. i just want to know which statement you believe to be correct. >> both. he told me, as i recall, and i am fairly confident this is precisely what he said is that he said he did not ask for that to be in there. he preferred a similar...
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i own public-relations firm in washington, d.c. and a former staffer for senator ben nelson you said earlier that centre nelson told you that he had dug ask for the provision in the bill. a few moments ago, you said he took credit for the provision. which state and do you believe to be correct? >> both. as i recall, and i'm fairly confident that he said he didn't ask for that to be in there. he preferred a similar provision to for all states. he only got it for nebraska. he did not ask for nebraska to be singled out. he was responsible for an address to getting a but he did not ask that nebraska's only get it. do you always say again? >> no, you said earlier that he did not ask for nebraska but he is taking credit for it. >> that's correct. the associated press in california issued a report showing that governor schwarzenegger himself engaged in the exact same activity at the state level that he is complaining about the federal level. are you aware of that? would you file a similar suit against the governor of california if he was
i own public-relations firm in washington, d.c. and a former staffer for senator ben nelson you said earlier that centre nelson told you that he had dug ask for the provision in the bill. a few moments ago, you said he took credit for the provision. which state and do you believe to be correct? >> both. as i recall, and i'm fairly confident that he said he didn't ask for that to be in there. he preferred a similar provision to for all states. he only got it for nebraska. he did not ask...
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i was involved in a talk radio station in seattle, washington back in 1988 cold king 1090, a very liberal radio station i might add. we can get into that story a little bit later, but immediately the first one out of the gate was rush limbaugh. rush fully understood what it was to be able to opinionated freely on the airwaves when he was in sacramento, california. he had to live under the fairness doctrine guidelines. when he located in sacramento he told me that it was amazing that there was nobody doing political talk and he said oh, this is a cakewalk. my word, what fun this is going to be. then he had to succumb to the fairness doctrine by giving an hour of the program to somebody in the community who was concerned about what he said so he had to move over and he said it was the most boring hour of radio i have ever done in my life. and, that is what was happening back in. there was no question about it. what we saw immediately was all of a sudden we could put commentators on the radio and half free opinions on the radio. we didn't have to act as moderator's anymore. talk radio was so
i was involved in a talk radio station in seattle, washington back in 1988 cold king 1090, a very liberal radio station i might add. we can get into that story a little bit later, but immediately the first one out of the gate was rush limbaugh. rush fully understood what it was to be able to opinionated freely on the airwaves when he was in sacramento, california. he had to live under the fairness doctrine guidelines. when he located in sacramento he told me that it was amazing that there was...
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democrats line, washington. robert. caller: one of the points was already made about how you do not get to make your decisions on
democrats line, washington. robert. caller: one of the points was already made about how you do not get to make your decisions on
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i'm always concerned about the potential of unforeseen consequences of new regulations. regulation of any kind act as a tax, and when you tax to regulate something, you tend to get less of it. you tend to diminish it. >> republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create of national broad grand plan. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> "american icons" -- three original documentaries from c- span now available on dvd. a unique journey through the iconic homes of the three branches of american government. see the exquisite detail of the supreme court through the eyes of the justices. go beyond the velvet ropes of public tours into those rarely seen spaces of "the white house -- america's most famous home." and explore the history, art, and architecture of "the capitol," one of america's most symbolic structures. "american icons" -- a three- disc dvd set. it is $24.95 plus shipping and handling. order online at c- span.org/store. >> as ne
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i'm always concerned about the potential of unforeseen consequences of new regulations. regulation of any kind act as a tax, and when you tax to regulate something, you tend to get less of it. you tend to diminish it. >> republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create of national broad grand plan. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> "american icons" -- three original...
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in a few weeks i will visit washington. lemieu's office when i called them -- at get any return phone calls or insight. faughalan is stepping them. that seed will be open. they say that our governor will run for senator. he is a good man and has done a lot for florida. -- that seat will be open when alan is stepping down. host: she is interested in financial reform legislation which is senator dodd's committee. a number of analysis pieces. here is one. . . he can just get down to legislating. he has a very good relationship with the ranking member, senator shelby. but the issue is, that consumer protection agency does not have -- will not have 60 votes and if it is going to pass the senate and think it could be something similar to the public option, where it they get it through the senate they will have to hash out the differences in conference. host: texas, richard, republican. caller: my comment is i feel if this republic is going to be saved, we just about have to repeal the 17th amendment just like real -- we repealed
in a few weeks i will visit washington. lemieu's office when i called them -- at get any return phone calls or insight. faughalan is stepping them. that seed will be open. they say that our governor will run for senator. he is a good man and has done a lot for florida. -- that seat will be open when alan is stepping down. host: she is interested in financial reform legislation which is senator dodd's committee. a number of analysis pieces. here is one. . . he can just get down to legislating....
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we get all convoluted in this. [ applause ] >> mike: another not so brilliant bill that came out of washington last year was the economic stimulus plan. that included tax cut for individuals making up to $75,000 a year. amounting to $35 a week the first year and $8 a week the second year. we wanted to find out how much $13 really is worth. we gave $13 to three members of our staff and we wanted them to see what could they get for that in new york city. ♪ ♪ >> are you selling tickets? >> i am. >> i want to go on a bus tour but i'm on a budget. can you help me? >> a budget. would you like to ride? >> yes, i would. >> i have $13. >> $13? >> yeah. >> no, sorry, you can't afford it. >> $49 is the cheapest you can get. biggest discount. >> do you think maybe i could stand in the road for $13? would that get me in? >> i don't think so. >> per week. >> that's all you have? >> yes. we're using the $13 that we are going to get on the stimulus plan every week. >> could i get a few blocks? >> a few blocks? >> i need $50 to see the show. >> that's half off, though. >> wow! i guess that is a discount, b
we get all convoluted in this. [ applause ] >> mike: another not so brilliant bill that came out of washington last year was the economic stimulus plan. that included tax cut for individuals making up to $75,000 a year. amounting to $35 a week the first year and $8 a week the second year. we wanted to find out how much $13 really is worth. we gave $13 to three members of our staff and we wanted them to see what could they get for that in new york city. ♪ ♪ >> are you selling...
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here is washington. david sheer is -- david is a dass in the state department, in at our asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> you talked about china relations yesterday -- but this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, if business goes sour, u.s.-china business relations kosar, what else is there as a glue to hold them together? >> you are talking about interaction between the two largest economies in the world. so, we are going to do business together. that is not the issue. what are the issues with in our economic relationship that need to be managed? this is a serious issue on a number of levels. as we have talked about, there are business standards and expectations and international norms expect your business partners to live up to. and we have had multiple conversations with china about activity, both in this area and more broadly. we have a mature relati
here is washington. david sheer is -- david is a dass in the state department, in at our asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> you talked about china relations yesterday -- but this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, if business goes sour, u.s.-china business relations kosar, what else is there as a glue to hold them together?...
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perez from " losses -- from " washington journal joins us -- from "the washington journal" joins us this morning. what are the officials saying? guest: ranging from the director of the national intelligence, the cia director, the fbi director, it runs the gamut. if you bring them all in, as you know they have turned in reports over the last couple of days that essentially are sketching out what problems they have found inside of their agency and how they plan to fix them. the president is basically trying to go through those reports and find ways to address them down. host: this goes to my next question. will this be a meeting where he is mostly listening to cabinet members? or is he giving marching orders? guest: judging by what is in some of the reports, i would expect that the president might do a lot of talking. you see what is happening as many of the agencies are pointing fingers at each other and in some cases asserting that the system worked, at least they're part of the system worked. perhaps not a lot of taking the blame for themselves is going on. i think the president might d
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leading off today is timothy joseph, from the washington and lee -- tim jost, from the washington and lee university school faculty. his paper provides the jumping off point for our discussion today. he has written several books on health policy topics, not to mention his co authorship -- co- authorship of the leading book on case law called "health law" nowlin its sixth edition. whether you agree with him and not -- now in its sixth edition. whether you witagree with him or not, i think he will find him very intelligent. >> thank you very much. i must say as an aging law professor, power point is still something i'm not very comfortable with. i will do my best to move my slides along, but you might also listen to what i have to say. if there is anything that we can predict with almost certainty about the health legislation that will emerge in the next month, is that legislation will include the health insurance exchange. a health insurance exchanges quite simply unorganized market for the purchase of health insurance. the exchange's most familiar to us are the -- are those represente
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[applause] >> more from the washington center for internships. remarks by former oklahoma congressman mickey edwards, vice-president of the aspen institute. he talks about the relationship between the president and congress. it is an hour. >> delivered but not announced. i want to take special care in introducing our next speaker and preface my introduction by saying there are many people who served in congress and retired and were never heard from again. they perhaps ascended into the world of lobbying or went back home, but very few, i can probably count on the fingers of one hand the former members of congress who are called upon constantly for comment on current developments in american politics. one of them yesterday, chuck yeager, of a much will be heard and alan simpson, former senator from wyoming, the third is someone i have known for a long time, representative mickey edwards who served on the house of representatives, a republican who served on the appropriations committee at a time when the budget committee was in its infancy. he is n
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here we're in washington. we want to do these programs and that is a trickier argument. >> what about the president. of course he started it in the very directly in the state of the union address wednesday night. he pick approximated up on it today. he scolded them as well. i mean it wasn't all hey, let's all work together. he took them on. using tough words. >> i think the president, david and i do disagree on whether it is left or right or big or small. i think it has to be showed that government works. and i thought his rebuttal response to congressman mike pences question about the unemployment, and he pointed out that there are 650,000 people laid off and lost their job in december 2008, 750,000 in january, another 650,000 in february, before his plan kicked in. and that economists now, and he has to make the case which i think has been very poorly made that government does and has made a difference whether it's in-- . >> lehrer: you mean the stimulus package. >> the stimulus package and his other initiat
here we're in washington. we want to do these programs and that is a trickier argument. >> what about the president. of course he started it in the very directly in the state of the union address wednesday night. he pick approximated up on it today. he scolded them as well. i mean it wasn't all hey, let's all work together. he took them on. using tough words. >> i think the president, david and i do disagree on whether it is left or right or big or small. i think it has to be showed...
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here in washington. david sheer is -- david is ain the state department, in the asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> china relations. he did talk about that yesterday. this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, can business goes sour -- if thosexd relations gos sour, what else is there is a glue to hold them together? >> you are talking about interaction between the two largest economies in the world. so we are going to do business together. that is not the issue. the issue is whether the issue is within our economic relationship -- this is a serious issue. -- on a number of levels. as we have talked about, there are business standards and expectations, international norms that you expect of your business partners. and we have had multiple conversations with china about activity both in this area and more broadly. we have a mature relationship with china. we h
here in washington. david sheer is -- david is ain the state department, in the asia-pacific region. he focuses on china. >> did this come up at the secretary's dinner last thursday? >> not to my knowledge. >> china relations. he did talk about that yesterday. this is also a business issue. if business is one of the brighter spots of u.s.-china relations, can business goes sour -- if thosexd relations gos sour, what else is there is a glue to hold them together? >> you...
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cspanvideo.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will introduce you to our final guest, dr. atul gawande, a surgeon, and has been involved in the policy on health care for a decade and have now. he has written a number of books, and his latest book is called "the checklist manifesto." will talk to him about all that this morning. during the clinton years, he served as a senior health policy adviser during the campaign and in the white house from 1992 to 1993, and you can reach him on a fairly regular basis in "the new yorker." when did you make the decision that in addition to practicing, you would also be involved in health care policy? guest: i tried to avoid being a doctor for awhile. the son of two indian doctors, you will naturally become a doctor yourself, and i wanted to push against my own inevitable path. during that time, i did a master's in politics and policy and came to washington and work for jim cooper, a conservative democrat from tennessee. i worked on the al gore campaign for president way back in 1988. in
cspanvideo.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will introduce you to our final guest, dr. atul gawande, a surgeon, and has been involved in the policy on health care for a decade and have now. he has written a number of books, and his latest book is called "the checklist manifesto." will talk to him about all that this morning. during the clinton years, he served as a senior health policy adviser during the campaign and in the white house from 1992 to...
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"washington journal." live tomorrow starting at 7:00 and on c-span. yesterday, the government announced a 5.7% growth in the gross domestic product. president obama talks about his weekly online address and including initiatives to lower the federal deficit. and susan collins, senior republican on the senate homeland security committee discusses the interrogation procedures used against -- airliner flight 253. >> at this time last year, banks were on the verge of collapse and job losses of 700,000 and month. we received another troubling piece of news about our economy. it was shrinking at an alarming rate. the largest six-month decline in 50 years. factories and farms were producing less, businesses were selling less, and more job losses were on the horizon. one year later, according to numbers released this past week, this trend has reversed itself. for the past six months, the economy has been growing again. the last quarter, they grew more quickly than any time in the past six years. this is a sign of progress. it is an affirmation of the difficul
"washington journal." live tomorrow starting at 7:00 and on c-span. yesterday, the government announced a 5.7% growth in the gross domestic product. president obama talks about his weekly online address and including initiatives to lower the federal deficit. and susan collins, senior republican on the senate homeland security committee discusses the interrogation procedures used against -- airliner flight 253. >> at this time last year, banks were on the verge of collapse and...
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at the american association of homes and services for the aging here in washington, d.c. since she started the institute 10 years ago, she's developed and directed a number of national programs, including the center for medicare education, the better jobs, better care national program, funded by the robert wood johnson foundation and atlantic philanthropy. she was a political appointee during the clinton administration, serving in the u.s. department of health and human services as deputy assistant secretary for disability, aging and long-term care policy. she also was assistant secretary for aging in 1997. she's been a senior researcher at the national center for health services research, and at project hope center for health healthy communities fares previously, as well as -- health affairs previously, as well as at georgetown university. to begin, let's welcome to the podium, steven kay. >> some people focus on specific federal programs, or they might focus on quality issues or work force issues or family care giving, and they also tend to focus on specific population,
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host: one view from the "washington post". yemen a state that must be saved. they're problems are many and some are spreading beyond borders. security and stability are deteriorating. population is growing rapidly. the economy is collapsing and there's few good options and things will look worse tomorrow and sustain international attention is needed to lessen the impact. yemen is a weak state with little history of central government control. civil war in the north and growing succession movement in the couth. al qaeda is now reinsurgent. the government doesn't fully control all the territory nor does it have the authority and capacity to add quality deliver social services in many rural areas. organizations like al qaeda seek refuge in these such places. independent line? caller: how are you? yeah, um... i do understand mr. obama does what he can but the idea dub thing amount that the u.s. and gives to yemen on aid is actually just - this is a place where we've known that terrorists have been training. giving them a means and encouraging them. okay. we have t
host: one view from the "washington post". yemen a state that must be saved. they're problems are many and some are spreading beyond borders. security and stability are deteriorating. population is growing rapidly. the economy is collapsing and there's few good options and things will look worse tomorrow and sustain international attention is needed to lessen the impact. yemen is a weak state with little history of central government control. civil war in the north and growing...
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byron york of the washington examiner. chris hayes we welcome our audience watching overseas and the radio audience of xm channel 130 and our c-span audience as well. good morning. caller: good morning. as a republican, i certainly didn't support barack obama during the election but i understand and was hopeful about the message he talked about - the potent for reform and especially within the healthcare environment. represented some opportunity to improve things greatly, and fact of the matter is that in the last year we've had to move from hope to reality. i'm kind of shocked that mr. hayes has said this is a center right plan. the public perception of a 2000 page bill is we do here about the louis vuit louisiana bills excessive focus on public and government run option components to this plan. and this is an environment that's spending trillions of dollars on numerous other politically motivated and - i think that congressional leadership has been able to spend the money of the people on these other important but extrem
byron york of the washington examiner. chris hayes we welcome our audience watching overseas and the radio audience of xm channel 130 and our c-span audience as well. good morning. caller: good morning. as a republican, i certainly didn't support barack obama during the election but i understand and was hopeful about the message he talked about - the potent for reform and especially within the healthcare environment. represented some opportunity to improve things greatly, and fact of the matter...
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outside of washington, big trouble for the democratic governor of illinois. on january 9, the state house voted to impeach rod blagojevich for abusing his power. including allegedly trying to sell the senate seat vacated by barack obama. ten days later roland burris was sworn in and he admitted trying to raise funds by blagojevich. blagojevich was removed from office january 29. burris says he won't run again. when we come back, the president decides to stimulate the struggling economy and ignite a year-long debate. host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: does charlie daniels play a mean fiddle? ♪ fiddle music charlie:hat's how you do it son. vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >> bret: welcome back. the president started out february 2009 by announcing that the white house would have direct supervision over the 2010 census. well, republicans immediately said president obama was trying to politicize the census, which among other things determines congressional redistricting. in mid-fe
outside of washington, big trouble for the democratic governor of illinois. on january 9, the state house voted to impeach rod blagojevich for abusing his power. including allegedly trying to sell the senate seat vacated by barack obama. ten days later roland burris was sworn in and he admitted trying to raise funds by blagojevich. blagojevich was removed from office january 29. burris says he won't run again. when we come back, the president decides to stimulate the struggling economy and...
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until them, i'm gloria borger in washington. thanks for watching. "fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. >>> this is "gf ps," welcome to out viewers in the united states around the world. today a mix of the new and the old. i wanted to show you, again, a few terrific panels we've done an also some new material of particular interest. now, in 16 days, president barack obama will have been leading the united states for exactly one year. the year was filled with challenges. afghanistan, iraq, the economy, health care. how did he meet those challenges? we spoke back in november with an extraordinary panel of eminent historians. peggy no-- i thought it was important to bring it you, again, now as we look back at the president's first year. also on the show a battle you might never have heard of. the battle of wanat. if you care about the u.s.' involvement in afghanistan you'll want to learn all about it. many say it encapsulated many of the problems that america faces in the world at large. the best military report and military expert in the country tom
until them, i'm gloria borger in washington. thanks for watching. "fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. >>> this is "gf ps," welcome to out viewers in the united states around the world. today a mix of the new and the old. i wanted to show you, again, a few terrific panels we've done an also some new material of particular interest. now, in 16 days, president barack obama will have been leading the united states for exactly one year. the year was filled with...
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"washington journal" begins each morning at 7:00 eastern with your calls. and later in the morning the car neglecty endowment for international peace hosts a forum on the world economy in 2010. panelists include representatives from the world bank, the international monetary fund and other groups. that's live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. up next on c-span, a conversation from the university of virginia on health care. after that, remarks from british conservative party leader david cameron. and later, secretary of state hillary clinton talks about yemen and iran. >> now available, c-span's book, abraham lincoln, great american historians on our sixth president the. a great read for any history buff. a unique and temporary perspective on lincoln. from lincoln's early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. abraham lincoln, in hard cover at your favorite book seller and now in digital audio to listen to any time, available where digital audio downloads are sold. learn more at c-span.org/lincolnbook. >> former capitol hill staffers joined acade
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to continue being so washington-like. i know folks, when we are in town there, spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups an interpreter which party has the upper end of november and in 2012 and so on. that is their obsession. i'm not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it's worth. i don't believe that the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i don't think they want more gridlock. i don't think they want more partisanship. i don't think they want more obstruction. they did not send this to washington to fight each other in some sort of political steel cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. the sentence to washington to work together, to get things done, and to solve the problems they are grappling with every single day. i think your constituents would want to know that despite the fact that it does not get a lot of attention, you and i have actually worked together on a number of occas
to continue being so washington-like. i know folks, when we are in town there, spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups an interpreter which party has the upper end of november and in 2012 and so on. that is their obsession. i'm not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it's worth. i don't believe that the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i don't think they want more gridlock. i...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 5, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable mark r. warner, a senator from the commonwealth of virginia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will stand adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on tuesday, january 19, 9, >> that wraps up the pro forma session. they will come back on january 19th. the second session of the 111th congress begins on january 20th as members return to consider the nomination of beverly martin to be u.s. circuit court judge for the eleventh circuit. live senate coverage as always on c-span2. the health-care debate is very much on the minds of senators as they return to town. democratic leaders head to the white house to meet with president obama to talk about details of the final bill which is awaiting negotiations between the house and senate. now we take you back to a discussion on
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 5, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable mark r. warner, a senator from the commonwealth of virginia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will stand adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on tuesday, january 19, 9, >> that wraps up the pro forma session. they will...
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to continue to be so washington. i know folks, when we are in town, they spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups and interpreting which party has the upper hand in november in 2012, and so on and so on and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it is worth. i do not believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i do not think they want more partisanship or more obstruction. they did not send us to washington to fight each other in some sort of political cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. they sent us to washington to work together and get things done, to solve the problems they are grappling with every single day. i think your constituents would want to know that, despite the fact that it does not get a lot of attention, you and i have actually worked together on a number of occasions. there have been times when we have acted in a bi
to continue to be so washington. i know folks, when we are in town, they spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups and interpreting which party has the upper hand in november in 2012, and so on and so on and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it is worth. i do not believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i do not think they want more...
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got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always against deficit spending. he was against the health care bill. but to go back to the question you put to mary matlin, scott brown took off in december, and in large part when he began campaigning, he nationalized the race. and when he did that, along with his populism and authenticity, he reminds me of sarah palin in some ways. he is real and for the people. that combination of nationalizing the race and the personality really drove this and brought him a victory against a, as we know, not a very good candidate. >> larry: donna, speaking today, he m
got to get the message in washington. the rare of play to the place to the base plx is over. >> larry: we're back. is john avalon right? >> john avalon has emerged as one of the leading voices of his generation. i respect that. but i do disagree about his analysis of scott brown. he was embraced on the conservatives. he did say she was for row v. wade. he's very much against gay marriage and against other things. he was a right to life candidate in this election. he was always...
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c-span abroad deal, covering washington like no other. -- radio, covering washington like no other. we will hear from james steinberg. the woodrow wilson center posted this 50 minute event. >> it is my pleasure to welcome you here today, to the first institute for far eastern studies, univ. of north korean studies forum at the center. it is a pleasure for the center 's north korean documentation project and asian program to be partnering the institute for far east studies at the university of north korean studies, both affiliated with [unintelligible] university. we're honored to welcome of a distinguished group of scholars from the u.s. and korea. many of you in the indians have held high-ranking positions in your respective governments. -- many of you in the audience have held high-ranking positions in your respective governments. i want to recognize the republic of korea's ambassadors to the u.s. who is with us this morning. the former republic of korea ambassador to the u.s., and formethe former national securiy adviser to the south korean president. it is a special privilege to
c-span abroad deal, covering washington like no other. -- radio, covering washington like no other. we will hear from james steinberg. the woodrow wilson center posted this 50 minute event. >> it is my pleasure to welcome you here today, to the first institute for far eastern studies, univ. of north korean studies forum at the center. it is a pleasure for the center 's north korean documentation project and asian program to be partnering the institute for far east studies at the...
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i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole process. i am of average intelligence, and there is no possible way i could read a 2000 page bill and begin to comprehend it in any way shape or form. as far as i'm concerned, anything before congress that is more than an easily readable bill should just be kicked out right now it done away with -- and done away with. the people who voted for it should have to stand up with me and at the american people, and look us in the eye and say yes, i have read and understand the bill currently before congress. [applause] >> i like your analogy ab
i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole...
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the war will be fought within washington. we're fighting two wars. you have to really look at both of them together. >> there's a -- i think there's a very important disof text between vietnam and afghanistan. vietnam was bipolar. you know, the country was either inform support of what had been the republican of vietnam and alliance with the united states or was in support of the legacy of min. i think there was a reluctant reliance with the soviet block. they were united with -- they became united around an anti-colonial ideology. they were willing to take -- they were disciplined enough to take enormous losses. and in the end, they were able to put together a conventional force. we were never defeated by the vietcong. they drove tanks in. i don't dot math on how many partners there were. and i would argue that what's going to happen -- i might take issue with marc on this. it might depend on as much as what happens in afghanistan as it does on what happens in washington. afghans in their multiplicity of institutions and associations and relationshi
the war will be fought within washington. we're fighting two wars. you have to really look at both of them together. >> there's a -- i think there's a very important disof text between vietnam and afghanistan. vietnam was bipolar. you know, the country was either inform support of what had been the republican of vietnam and alliance with the united states or was in support of the legacy of min. i think there was a reluctant reliance with the soviet block. they were united with -- they...
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on "washington journal" tomorrow morning. two house members on counter intelligence and attempted bombing of a northwest airlines flight, january is a member of the intelligence committee and (202) 737-0001 presenttive pete robingstra is a representsive. from market watch they'll take your questions for plans for job creation and will discuss education with the president of the american federation of "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 am eastern. a couple of live events tomorrow morning. the first public meeting of the financial industry inquiry commission is on c-span 2. 9:00 eastern. financial causes including testimony from the head onfzce bank of america, morgan stanley. j.p. morgan chase and goldman sachs and house arms services committee focuses on china's military. representatives from departments the u.s. pacific command that's live on c-span 3 at 10:00 eastern. the deadline is approach together enter c-span's 2010 student cam. just create a 5-8 minute video on one of our country's greatest stren
on "washington journal" tomorrow morning. two house members on counter intelligence and attempted bombing of a northwest airlines flight, january is a member of the intelligence committee and (202) 737-0001 presenttive pete robingstra is a representsive. from market watch they'll take your questions for plans for job creation and will discuss education with the president of the american federation of "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 am eastern. a...
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get the latest updates on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guests are linda feldmann, "christian science monitor" white house correspondent, and david hawkings, "congressional quarterly" managing editor. is the president unveiling things early on in the week to benefit middle-class americans with this reunion, and ending in a meeting between republicans and the president, did he come far in the past week? caller: i think if he did. -- guest: i think if he did. having a state of the union, which is always a big event, then that move -- that meeting between the president and the republicans. what did you think? guest: were you in baltimore belli guest: i had to watch it on television. host: elevated both sides, many will be talking about who is winning -- winning and losing, but obviously, the president, by going on television, insisting that it be on television, he put them on and he proved himself as more bipartisan than others in the democratic party. host: what has been the opinion of the house republicans? do they feel that they
get the latest updates on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guests are linda feldmann, "christian science monitor" white house correspondent, and david hawkings, "congressional quarterly" managing editor. is the president unveiling things early on in the week to benefit middle-class americans with this reunion, and ending in a meeting between republicans and the president, did he come far in the past week? caller: i think if he did. --...
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the washington center. go ahead on the democrats line. caller: hi, yes. i just want to let all the americans know that why should we put the republicans back in office when they were in office, they didn't do anything. they literally brought down the whole company. i am a democrat. i'm thinking about changing my -- going independent. i feel like that's what everybody should do. i'm disappointed in the democrats. i'm also disappointed in the republicans. i think that both of them are have made a mockery out of all of this regarding the healthcare. i do want to give a shoutout. there was healthcare in kansas city, missouri. i do not have insurance. i have been laid off for a whole year. i went. i found out that when i did go, i found out that i was a diabetic. i also found out that i had high cholesterol, and i thank god for them coming here, and i did follow up. i followed up with my doctor. it cost me $98. i paid it out of my pocket. they did draw my habes in the doctor's office -- they did draw my labs in
the washington center. go ahead on the democrats line. caller: hi, yes. i just want to let all the americans know that why should we put the republicans back in office when they were in office, they didn't do anything. they literally brought down the whole company. i am a democrat. i'm thinking about changing my -- going independent. i feel like that's what everybody should do. i'm disappointed in the democrats. i'm also disappointed in the republicans. i think that both of them are have made a...
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this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after the election of george w. bush. to the degree that they could send a message out of massachusetts, it was not a message to obama, it was a message about what is going on in washington. the better answer lies in the culture of the capital, where every problem is seen less as an issue to be resolved and more as a tool for a political position, where every position is automatically a failed by the other side's 24/7 political attack machine. with lawmakers failing to meet a compromise, they are failing their own party activists. this culture makes a retreat to partis
this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after...
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jefferson college in washington p.a. there's been discussion and overworry and underworry about the media of the president. do you think the president should be this exposed out in the media and in the public or do you feel that people are overreacting? >> i think the media likes to make a story about how overexposed barack obama is. i'm not sure that regular people really care that much about it. if the media hadn't been the ones talking about it so much over the autumn. >> as members of the media, i have to say, i mean, i could see both sides of this, but on your -- the one main point that is the media driving it, i talk to a lot of real people back home oral not just in the beltway, so are saying of time i turn on a tv, obama is on all five sunday shows, then he's on the cooking channel, then he's on espn, talking baseball or whatever, and that's fine. you know, on the other side of it, i will say i think there was a lot of, you know, pundits, overdoing that he was over exposed, because you know, frankly, it's a free
jefferson college in washington p.a. there's been discussion and overworry and underworry about the media of the president. do you think the president should be this exposed out in the media and in the public or do you feel that people are overreacting? >> i think the media likes to make a story about how overexposed barack obama is. i'm not sure that regular people really care that much about it. if the media hadn't been the ones talking about it so much over the autumn. >> as...
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in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >> sreenivasan: clinton urged chinese officials to investigate recent cyber attacks on google's e-mail accounts. the chinese government insisted it's treating the issue as a business dispute with google and not a political matter that affects ties with the u.s. in pakistan, military officials announced they will hold off launching new offensives against militants for up to a year. they said they need to consolidate the gains made since last spring. the announcement came during a visit by u.s. defense secretary robert gates. he met with prime minister yusuf gilani, among others, and h
in a washington speech, she singled out china and several other countries. she said they have put up barriers to portions of the web, and censored words, names and phrases in search results. >> countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. if businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth. >>...
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dealing with the rest of washington. to face all of these challenges, we take great confidence from the leadership and the service of our guests today. admiral, mike mullen. >> admiral millennial send now in his second term as chairman of the joint chiefs. a 1968 graduate of an -- annapolis he commanded 3 ships and a cruiser destroyer group. a battle group and fleeting strike atlantic and then served as commander of u.s. and nato naval forces, europe. and then chief of naval operations. along the way, he graduated from the advanced management program at harvard. harvard business school that is and earned a masters degree from the naval post graduate's school. the lifetime of service was in self preparation for one of the toughest jobs of public life. i am not referring to being a guest on the daily show. [laughter] which the admiral was just last night. rather, serving at a time of war as principle military adviser to the president, the secretary of defense, the national security council and homeland security council. wi
dealing with the rest of washington. to face all of these challenges, we take great confidence from the leadership and the service of our guests today. admiral, mike mullen. >> admiral millennial send now in his second term as chairman of the joint chiefs. a 1968 graduate of an -- annapolis he commanded 3 ships and a cruiser destroyer group. a battle group and fleeting strike atlantic and then served as commander of u.s. and nato naval forces, europe. and then chief of naval operations....